ROBOTIC SORTING

2nd March 2018

ROBOTIC SORTING

Photo by: Bloomberg

An automated transport robot is pictured moving between shelving units containing goods at Amazon.com’s new fulfilment centre in Kolbaskowo, Poland. Bloomberg reports that academic and commercial roboticists have been putting a lot of energy into solving what is sometimes referred to as the “picking” challenge, and Amazon is trying to direct that energy towards its specific product handling needs.